07 September 2006

๐Ÿ–Œ️James L Hayes - Collected Quotes

"Effective managers live in the present but concentrate on the future." (James L Hayes, "Memos for Management: Leadership", 1983)

"Endless meetings, sloppy communications, and red tape steal the entrepreneur's time." (James L Hayes, "Memos for Management: Leadership", 1983)

"Good management and entrepreneurship are not synonymous." (James L Hayes, "Memos for Management: Leadership", 1983)

"If managers are careless about basic things telling the truth, respecting moral codes, proper professional conduct who can believe them on other issues?" (James L Hayes, "Memos for Management: Leadership", 1983)

"Many people equate good management with perfection. This is a fallacy. If perfection could be achieved, there would be no need for management." (James L Hayes, "Memos for Management: Leadership", 1983)

"We try to make management decisions that, if everything goes right, will preclude future problems. But everything does not always go right, and managers therefore must be problem solvers as well as decision makers." (James L Hayes, "Memos for Management: Leadership", 1983)

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